Names starting with I
904 Names found
From Greek Ἴακχος (Iakchos), derived from ἰάχω (iacho) meaning "to shout". This was an obscure Greek deity worshipped in the Eleusinian Mysteries,...
Form of Jachin used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
The Romanian version of Jacob (or James). It is also the Latin form of Jacob used in the Old Testament and in the New Testament when referring to the...
Form of Jacob used in the Latin New Testament to refer to the two apostles named James.
Late Latin form of James.
Form of Jael used in the Greek Old Testament.
Form of Japheth used in the Latin Old Testament.
Possibly a regional (Hebridean) diminutive of Iain.
Welsh and Galician form of Iacobus (see James). Two early Welsh kings of Gwynedd bore this name. It is also the name of the villain in Shakespeare"s...
From Egyptian jꜥḥ meaning "moon". In Egyptian mythology, this was a lunar deity who was later identified with Thoth.
Form of Jael used in the Latin Old Testament.
Reconstructed Egyptian form of Ahmose.
Form of Jair used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
New Testament Greek form of Jairus.
Latin form of Jairus.
Form of Jacob used in the Greek Old Testament and in the Greek New Testament when referring to the patriarch. It is also the Georgian form of the...
Form of Jacob used in the Greek New Testament to refer to the two apostles named James.
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Iain, ultimately from Latin Iohannes (see John). It gained popularity across the United Kingdom beyond Scotland in...
Romanian diminutive form of Ioan.
Possibly from Greek Ἰάν (Ian), a variant of Ἴων (Ion) meaning "Ionian", referring to a Greek tribe. Several figures in Greek mythology bore this...
Means "violet flower", from Greek ἴον (ion) meaning "violet" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". In Greek mythology, this was the name of an ocean...
Diminutive of Ifan.
Derived from Greek ἰάπτω (iapto) meaning "to wound, to pierce". In Greek mythology, this was a Titan and the father of Atlas, Prometheus, and Epimethe...
Form of Japheth used in the Greek Old Testament.
Means "lady of the water" in Tupi, from y "water" and îara "lady, mistress". In Brazilian folklore, this is a beautiful river nymph who lures men...
Form of Jared used in the Greek and Latin Bible. This form appears in the Textus Receptus edition of the Greek New Testament.
Form of Jared found in some versions of the Greek New Testament, while others (such as the Textus Receptus) use Ἰαρέδ (Iared).
Variant of Iarlaithe.
From an Old Irish element of uncertain meaning combined with flaith "ruler, sovereign". Saint Iarlaithe founded a monastery at Tuam in the 6th...
Portuguese (mainly Brazilian) variant of Yasmin.
Portuguese (mainly Brazilian) variant of Yasmin.
Greek and Georgian form of Jason.
Danish diminutive of Jakob.
Medieval diminutive of Isabel.
Diminutive of Isabel.
Possibly a feminine form of Ib. It is associated with Danish ibenholt meaning "ebony".
Chechen, Ossetian and Kyrgyz form of Ibrahim. It also serves as a Russian form, used to Russify native versions of the name in former Soviet...
The Arabic version of Abraham is also utilized in various languages. It can be found in the Quran.
Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Tatar and Bashkir form of Ibrahim. A 17th-century sultan of the Ottoman Empire bore this name.